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Drivers View passing Lelant Railway Saltings, 1960
Chimney of Hayle Power Station
Broad Gauge Railway Track at Lelant Station, 1877
Last Broad Gauge built by GWR Corn Mows in field
Great Western Railway Double Decker Bus Fleet No1, 1900
Very overcrowded Bus used on Helston-Lizard run. Large advert for shops in Abergaveny: W. Bevan furnishing, ironmonger. Unreadable advert on side originally read: "Go to R.M. Williams for spectacles for all sights. Eye specialist and optician, Cross…
Staff at Ludgvan Dairy Milk Churns
L to R: C T Angove (manager), Iris Lamb, Clarice Jenkin, Olive Jenkin, Dorothy Harvey, Vera Trembath, Chrissie Harvey
Same group and location as PEOP 4.003 and PEOP 6.001
Same group and location as PEOP 4.003 and PEOP 6.001
Lowestoft Drifters Moored at Newlyn
Lowestoft boats moored at Newlyn in the 1930s. Steam drifters, they could be seen from Cornwall's southern cliffs as a long string of sparkling lights on the horizon when they fished the pilchard harvest from late August into October.
Mebyon Kernow Demo against Scots landing Fish
About 60 members of Mebyn Kernow, a Cornish nationalist movement, carrying slogans and the flag of St Piran (Cornwall's 'National' flag) pictured near the Buckie (registered GALLIC MAY) as they call for a 50-mile limit and six-mile fishing zone for…
Tucking a Pilchard Seine at Porthgwarra
Tucking a pilchard seine was when an exceptionally large catch was netted. The "tucker" was a smaller net used to keep the bulk of the catch in the main net (centre of picture) whilst the main catch was carted away. In this case a week's work by all…
Boats Quay Aquarium & Houses
Boats, the quay, houses and the aquarium in Mevagissey.
Landing a Catch of Mullet at Sennen in 1950s
Landing a catch of mullet at Sennen Cove in the 1950s.
Pz 123 Mayon Castle & Crew in Newlyn
PZ123 Mayon Castle and crew in Newlyn.
DUPLICATE. SEE FISH8.004.
DUPLICATE. SEE FISH8.004.
Boxes of fish at Newlyn, 1930
Boxes of fish on the quay in Newlyn with spectators
Bench End carved with Chuck Cheelds St Levan
Carved bench ends in St Levan Church depicting the legendary fish named 'chuck cheelds', caught by Selevan.
Small Fishing Boats tied up at Porthgwarra
PZ 266, PZ 303, PZ 546